I have been battling GHA for about 2 months tank is now 8.5 months old. I have tried 3 day blackout, starting a refug, adding pin cusion urchin, adding lawnmower blenny, adding lots of snails, adding a sea hare (with did good for 24 hrs and then died). Adding pods weekly, adding phyto daily. I feed a pinch of food once a day or a small portion of frozen mysis. I discontinued reef chili about 2 months ago. I have had 0 nitrates for months.
The refug I started 3 weeks ago is growing like crazy (pictures below) and doubles in size every 5 days. Phosp has come down since starting. Refug lights and skimmer on for 12 hrs (reverse main lights). Main light is radion XR30 blue on standard ab+, but only at 40%, down from 60%, and I took white & red to 0. 5g (15%) Water changes weekly (spend about an hour cleaning up the gha).
Tank inhabitants:
Tiger goby, jester court goby, 2 clowns, peppermint shrimp, diamond goby, Halloween urchin, lawnmower blenny, 30+ snails(astraea,certis, nassarius, trochus,nerite), 3 turbos, 1 conch
Reef testing:
6/15: Nitrate 0, phosp .19
6/25: Nitrate 0, phosp .13
6/27: Nitrate 0, phosp .09
6/30: nitrates 0, 78 degrees, 1.026, alk 7.8
Please help!
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The refug I started 3 weeks ago is growing like crazy (pictures below) and doubles in size every 5 days. Phosp has come down since starting. Refug lights and skimmer on for 12 hrs (reverse main lights). Main light is radion XR30 blue on standard ab+, but only at 40%, down from 60%, and I took white & red to 0. 5g (15%) Water changes weekly (spend about an hour cleaning up the gha).
Tank inhabitants:
Tiger goby, jester court goby, 2 clowns, peppermint shrimp, diamond goby, Halloween urchin, lawnmower blenny, 30+ snails(astraea,certis, nassarius, trochus,nerite), 3 turbos, 1 conch
Reef testing:
6/15: Nitrate 0, phosp .19
6/25: Nitrate 0, phosp .13
6/27: Nitrate 0, phosp .09
6/30: nitrates 0, 78 degrees, 1.026, alk 7.8
Please help!
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